The fallout of Meta’s content moderation overhaul
Meta overhauled its approach to US moderation on Tuesday, ditching fact-checking, announcing a plan to move its trust and safety teams, and perhaps most impactfully, updating its Hateful Conduct policy. As reported by Wired, a lot of text has been updated, added, or removed, but here are some of the changes that jumped out at us.
Meta announces major changes in fact checking and content moderation
Meta, the parent of Facebook, said it will eliminate traditional fact-checking and will rely instead on community notes. The move was part of a pivot to a new emphasis on free speech. Meta will also allow more politics to enter users' feeds.
Meta drops fact-checking, loosens its content moderation rules
Meta, the parent of Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, today announced a major overhaul of its content moderation policies, taking off some guardrails
Meta Replaces Fact-Checkers with Content Moderators
The social networking technology giant will stop utilizing third-party fact-checkers on Facebook, Threads and Instagram and instead rely on users
Meta announces broad changes to fact-checking, content moderation policies
Meta Platforms Inc. plans to make a set of sweeping changes to its fact-checking and content moderation policies, Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg announced in a video released this morning. In 2016, Meta launched a program that relied on third-party fact-checking organizations to review user content on Facebook.
Meta rolls back hate speech rules as Zuckerberg cites 'recent elections' as a catalyst
It wasn’t just fact-checking that Meta scrapped from its platforms as it prepares for the second Trump administration.
Meta to end fact-checking, replacing it with community-driven system akin to Elon Musk's X
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday said the social media company is putting an end to its fact-check program and replacing ...
Meta ending 3rd-party fact checkers 'transformative,' but other legal issues remain, says expert
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Meta Axed Policy That Prohibits Comparing Women to 'Household Objects.' Here's What Else Changed
The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the same day it ended its U.S.
As Meta abandons fact-checking, here's how to tell what's real online
On social media, photos and videos can be reshared long after an event takes place. So even if it's your first time seeing it ...
Here's why Meta ended fact-checking, according to experts
Fact-checkers who were put in place in the wake of Donald Trump's 2016 election have proven to be "too politically biased" ...
Meta cutting its fact-checkers is a big deal. Here's why.
Meta's shocking decision to get rid of its fact-checkers shows that Mark Zuckerberg is reshaping his company in some ...
What’s Behind Meta’s MAGA Makeover?
Mark Zuckerberg is positioning his company for a second Trump term — and revealing the hollow identity at its core.
Meta reversal on political news boosts case for payments
Facebook owner Meta is facing fresh calls to reopen negotiations to pay Australian media outlets for news content.
Meta’s fact-checking partners push back on 'censorship' accusations
Fact-checking groups that have worked with Meta expressed disappointment this week at CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s Jan. 7 ...
UFC CEO Dana White joins Meta board as Facebook strengthens Trump ties
UFC CEO Dana White, who campaigned for President-elect Donald Trump, is one of three new board members at Facebook owner Meta ...
Meta's fact-checking rollback ushers in a new, chaotic era for social media
To researchers who have studied moderation efforts and platforms, it’s the most recent move toward a more freewheeling and ...